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2008 Acura TSX 2.4L ignition fuseVIN: JH4CL96948Vehicle was towed in for a no crank condition. We found
fuse 23 (ignition) in the underhood fuse box blown. This is
a three leg 50 amp fuse and the leg that powers the
ignition switch was blown. The owner had been removing the
battery for diagnosis. I installe...

2002 Audi A6 Quattro 3.0L tcc solenoid p0741VIN: WAULT64B22hey guys, i got this 02 audi a6 3.0 auto trans that keeps
throwing code p0741 which is tcc solenoid circuit or stuck
off. there is a tsb that torque converter internal seal
leaks and its slipping. the car drives fine. ones the code
went off on its own and than...

2006 BMW X3 3.0i 3.0L SrsVIN: WBXPA93496Hi all in IATN land. This X3 cam in with the SRS light on
and a passenger occupancy sensor code. Replaced sensor and
cleared code. I now have a #114 code. The code description
is seat back lock K BUS. Is there a problem with the
installation, or does the SRS n...

2006 BMW X5 4.4i 4.4L variouscustomer calls with complaint of "trans failsafe program"
message. comes in next day and message is gone. comes and
goes. when it comes on the radio blinks out as does some
other convenience features. scanned with launch (best i can
do) vehicle voltage is 13.7...

1998 Buick Park Avenue 3.8L Engine/trans VibrationVIN: N0TAVAVA1WHey everyone, im new to this so i hope i give enough
information! thanks in advance for all the ideas. Currently
at the shop im working on a 98 park ave 3.8L, it has a very
loud vibration when the vehicle is steered at all to the
right(slight or hard turns don...

2006 Buick Terraza CXL 3.5L absVIN: 5GADV33L56This Buick Terraza will turn on the ABS and stability
control lights on the dash. You can start the vehicle and
it will run and not turn them on. You can push the brake
pedal and it will not turn them on BUT if you turn the
steering wheel from rht to left it w...

2000 Chevrolet Silverado 1500 5.3L Hesitation, MIL Lamp onVIN: 2GCEK19T8YCustomer said runs rough cold and hesitates cold. Smoke
tested intake and found leaking gaskets. repaired and
cleared codes. Mass air flow did not come back but it still
has high fuel trim and seems to idle a little funny. dont
have time to wait for it to get ... Trouble codes: P0101, P0161, P0463

2002 Chevrolet Avalanche 2500 8.1L No Start, StallVIN: 3GNGK23G52Vehicle died on highway, no start, fuel pressure reads
65psi, have changed crank and cam sensors. No codes with
snapon scanner.Cylinder one fires when first cranked, then
nothing after that. No others fire at all. The security
light no longer flashes, maybe so...

2002 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L Drive-axlesVIN: 1GNEK13Z82Ok What I want to know if some has had this problem before.
This truck feels like you are in 4 wheel drive when you are
in 2 wheel drive. Only when you are turning the front axles
bind. I have front drive shaft out and Front Axle Actuator
out still binds when ...

2002 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L Drive-axlesVIN: 1GNEK13Z82Ok What I want to know if some has had this problem before.
This truck feels like you are in 4 wheel drive when you are
in 2 wheel drive. Only when you are turning the front axles
bind. I have front drive shaft out and Front Axle Actuator
out still binds when ...

2002 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L Drive-axlesVIN: 1GNEK13Z82Ok What I want to know if some has had this problem before.
This truck feels like you are in 4 wheel drive when you are
in 2 wheel drive. Only when you are turning the front axles
bind. I have front drive shaft out and Front Axle Actuator
out still binds when ...

2002 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L Drive-axlesVIN: 1GNEK13Z82Ok What I want to know if some has had this problem before.
This truck feels like you are in 4 wheel drive when you are
in 2 wheel drive. Only when you are turning the front axles
bind. I have front drive shaft out and Front Axle Actuator
out still binds when ...

2003 Chevrolet Tahoe LT 5.3L alternatorVIN: 1GNEK13Z43Hello thanks in advance, customer states he replaced
battery and ever since it does not want to idle when warm-
no codes, can visually see all lights flickering and
voltage guage on dash bounces between 11-14ish at idle,
runs great right after startup untill i...

2003 Chevrolet Tahoe LS 5.3L HeadlampsVIN: 1GNEK13T03Gm techs i have a wierd one here. This tahoes headlamps
flicker but faintly. The customer says he notices this in
the dash illumination also but i did not.the battery and
altornater are new. We have gone to the extent of putting a
scope in place of the bulbs b...

2004 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 LT 5.3L shift linkageVIN: 1GNEC16Z94Vehicle jumps out of gear , owner - driver , claims shift
lever will move from drive to neutral, happens during take
off . This is happening with several drivers , I have
driven this vehicle several times and not duplicated
problem. I have checked while drivin...

2005 Chevrolet Colorado Z85 3.5L ATC-transfer case shiftingVIN: 1GCDT19625Vehicle came with with complaint of 4wd operation
erratic-shifts to 4H sometimes when commanded, sometimes
not. When commanded to 2wd vehicle would sometimes shift
right away, and sometimes down the road a ways. Raised on
hoist and found front axle mechanical ...

2002 Chrysler Sebring Limited 2.7L timing chainVIN: 1C3EL65R32Well this my experiance with a 2.7 so here goes. Car came
in lower in noise was run out of oil. I purchased a used
engine and put it in it ran for about 2 min it had timing
chain noise in it the whole two min. it then made a popping
noise and stop running. I r...

1989 Dodge W100 Custom 5.2L Runs richVIN: 1B7HM06YXKtruck came in running very rich and has a misfire on
acceleration. replaced spark plugs, wires, and map sensor
and still doing the same thing. engine vacuum varies from
13-15 inches at idle. plugging EGR valve does not change
vacuum. added vacuum to map sensor...

2003 Dodge Neon SXT 2.0L StartingVIN: 1B3ES56C63Hello, I have another one here that will not act up for me.
I just wanted to run this by you to see if anyone has seen
this before. They brought it in last week saying that
sometimes in the mornings it would not start. The owner
said she got it jumped of imply...

2007 Dodge Caliber SXT 2.0L No chargeVIN: 1B3HB48B17Hi there everyone thanks for the help. This vehicle has an
odd charging system problem. You start it up and it charges
great and drive it around all good, until you hit 4000 RPMs
with it and the battery light comes on steady...check the
charging system and its...

2008 Dodge Charger R/T 5.7L No crankVIN: 2B3KA43H08This is a Police car that is killing us. It will come in on
a hook no crank no signal to starter relay or asd or ecm.
We can pull IOD fuse, unhook battery or let sit for a time
it will start up and run perfect. It will start up and stay
running in the yard for...

1981 Ford Bronco Custom 5.8L Poor Idle Qualityengine idles poorly due to constant egr flow.tps at idle at
1.25 volts.i have adjusted to lowest setting but no
change.evp at idle reads 1.9 volts and does read up to 3.5
volts.disconnected evp but no change.egr solenoids have 12
volts on all 4 wires with engi...

1996 Ford Windstar GL 3.8L ElectronicVIN: 2FMDA5143THello. IATN. We are thinking this is a transmission
problem. This is what's happening. When it's cold the van
runs perfect going to reverse or Drive gear. As soon it's
warm and hot, When you either shift into reverse or Drive
the vehicle will immediately stall...

2000 Ford Expedition XLT 5.4L No Start, extended crankVIN: 1FMPU16L4YHello all. This will be my first request for help and It's
being done from an over-the-shoulder perspective so, I will
try and be as imformative as possible to come up with a fix
and create a helpful post for others. Our 2000 ford Expo
has an intermittant exte... Trouble codes: C1284

2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L MisfireVIN: 1FTNW21F81Intermittently when started cold engine will run rough,
feels like it is misfiring on 1 cylinder. Sometimes doesn't
do it at all, severity and length of time varies, usually
clears up in just a few miles of driving. When it is
misfiring am getting bluish white...

2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L MisfireVIN: 1FTNW21F81Intermittently when started cold engine will run rough,
feels like it is misfiring on 1 cylinder. Sometimes doesn't
do it at all, severity and length of time varies, usually
clears up in just a few miles of driving. When it is
misfiring am getting bluish white...

2001 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 7.3L MisfireVIN: 1FTNW21F81Intermittently when started cold engine will run rough,
feels like it is misfiring on 1 cylinder. Sometimes doesn't
do it at all, severity and length of time varies, usually
clears up in just a few miles of driving. When it is
misfiring am getting bluish white...

2002 Ford Thunderbird 3.9L TransmissionVIN: 1FAHP60A42I attempted to change transmission fluid and could not
replace fluid because it was a sealed transmission. I had
vehicle towed to Elder Ford in Tampa,Fla. and they changed
the fluid. As I was leaving the transmission slipped. I
returned the vehicle and told th...

2002 Ford F-150 King Ranch 5.4L gauges & clusterVIN: 1FTRW08L12Help!!! It must be "gauges" day!! We have this good-looking
Ford Truck with a small problem. When the key is turned to
"run", it may take 15-25 seconds for the cluster to "wake
up", and then the vehicle will start. (Wouldn't make a good
getaway vehicle!!!) Eve...

2005 Ford F-550 Super Duty Lariat 6.0L Dash Charge IndicatorVIN: 1FDAF57P45Truck came in with a complaint of charge indicator light on
dash coming on and off. Let vehicle set till morning, at
first fire up the light goes off and stays off till you run
it about half an hour then pops on. Check charging system
only around 13.1 v, check...

2007 Ford Freestyle SEL 3.0L Poor Idle Quality, Surge, StallVIN: 1FMZK02157This Freestyle came to me from a transmission shop after
they installed a new factory CVT transmission. This car
would not idle when hot. The transmission works as it
should. I did some research on TSB's and found one with
like symptoms. Took to local Ford dea...

2007 Ford Five Hundred Limited 3.0L AlternatorVIN: 1FAHP25107Hey group,
We work on Imports all day, but AAA brought in this Ford to
us, don't see too much of these headaches (thank GOD) need
some help diagnosing this "suspect" charging issue.
Vehicle was towed in, customer states she had battery
replaced by AAA a whil...

1997 GMC Yukon SL 5.7L pedalVIN: 3GKEK18R4VI received a truck that has been at another shop,other than
parts that where replaced the details I received are pretty
vague. What I am experiencing is that is has a low spongy
pedal. The previous shop has installed a new master cyl.,
vacuum power booster,fro...

1997 Honda Accord LX 2.2L engineVIN: 1HGCD563XVCustomer came to me a few days ago. Car stalls out after
driving for a while. I did drive vehicle later that day. It
took about 30 minutes before the vehicle stalled while I
was driving on the highway. It just quit running and like
one turned the key over to a...

2007 Hyundai Santa Fe GLS 2.7L Headlamp BulbsVIN: 5NMSG73D67Customer states has to replace headlamp bulbs more
frequently than he thinks he should. This is a 2007 & he
has replaced 3-bulbs in the last year & 1/2 & 2 have been
replaced by the dealer.
Looked for TSB's & found none, no adtl tests have been done
as the c...

2001 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L Cooling FanVIN: 1J4GW48N01I bought this Jeep with a blown engine. After I got it all
back together I noticed the hydraulic cooling fan was inop.
Alldata says that the fan should be moving when the engine
is at idle about 100-500 rpm. Mine does not move at all. I
can acuate it with the ...

2004 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.0L StartingVIN: 1J4GW48S74story goes like this: passenger window stopped working.
owner drove to windsheild repair shop hoping to get window
up. window shop was unable to get window up and when all
was said and done, no windows would work and the jeep now
starts and stalls. hooked up d...

2000 Land Rover Range Rover HSE 4.6L Transfer CaseVIN: SALPV1640YHello Group, I had this Range Rover towed in because it
wouldn't move when shifted to drive or reverse and the
customer thought they needed a transmission. When shifted
to D or R neither drive shaft would move but when put into
park i could hear the parking pa...

1982 Lincoln Continental Signature 5.0L Poor Idle Quality, Cuts outVIN: 1MRBP98F9CVehicle runs rich and rough at idle when warm. We replaced
the electronic carburetor with a non-electronic because all
the pollution systems and the control unit are out of the
vehicle. We rebuilt the carburetor we installed but the
vehicle will run only with ...

2000 Mazda Protege ES 1.8L Poor Idle QualityVIN: JM1BJ2236YThis vehicle came in with irregular idle when stopping
after driving moderate distances. For example, as it comes
to stop light, the tachometer will slowly drop down to
1500-1700 rpms, stop there for2-3 seconds, and then drop to
900-1000 rpms. Not a big issue ... Trouble codes: P0507

2004 Mazda RX-8 1.3L Poor Idle Quality, StallVIN: JM1FE17N04This rx8 came in the shop with a stalling problem. Had a
code p2070- intake manifold tuning valve stuck open but it
worked properly- cleared the code and hasen't come back.The
car has a slightly low and rough idle and stalls at times
when you come to a stop an...

2002 Mercedes-Benz E320 4Matic 3.2L RF shockVIN: WDBJF82J02hello to all and thanks for the help. i have this e320 that
has a noise in right front shock area more of a rattle than
a thump. owner thinks it is less of noise when someone in
pass. seat.have gone for rides and can hear the noise over
a set of bumps sounds m...

2003 Mercedes-Benz S500 4Matic 5.0L SuspensionVIN: WDBNG84J63Note: Airmatic & 4-matic. There is a knock/thump from the
right front over large bumps (compression only). The
dampening is normal and the car handles well. It is not a
rattle and the customer had not noticed it. The bump needs
to be large but not rim bending ...

2006 Mercedes-Benz SLK280 3.0L ESP faultsVIN: WDBWK54F56This vehicle was originally towed in because it would not
shift out of park. By the time it reached us, it shifted
fine and did not fail again. Quick test results showed no
ESM faults, an event stored in the transmission module:
D408 "no CAN message was receiv...

2004 Nissan Sentra 1.8L DrivabilityVIN: 3N1CB51094The engine runs fine, has power and starts fine cold and
hot as well as no stalling. Check engine light is on, p1138
Swirl Valve, p1273 and 1278 for air to fuel ratio sensor 1
bank 1. Using a SOLUS. The air to fuel ratio sensor is
stuck on lean and viewing the...

2005 Buick LaCrosse CXL 3.8L Abs ModuleVIN: 2G4WD56285THANKS FOR AL [...] THE IDEAS, VEHICLE HAS NOT HAD A PROBLEM IN LAST 3 WEEKS AFTER REPLACING THE WHEEL HUB ASSEMBLY FOR THE 2ND TIME. PROBABLY WILL NEED THE HARNESS PIGTAIL REPLACED IF IT ACTS-UP AGAIN.

2001 Cadillac Seville STS 4.6L MIL Lamp onVIN: 1G6KY54941Thank you everyone for your responses. The problem ended up being a faulty air solenoid(new from dealer) as well as a small pinhole in one of the vac. lines. when the solenoid would engage and allow vac. it would only pull around 10 not enough to open the shut... Trouble codes: P0410.

2007 Cadillac CTS 2.8L No StartVIN: 1G6DM57T07 I want to thank all that offered suggestions. We're not sure if this car is fixed or not, We replaced the CTS as the most likely cause. Another suggestion was a cranshaft position sensor getting weak. We recommended replacement but customer declined further r...

2002 Chevrolet Trailblazer LS 4.2L Air DistributionVIN: 1GNDT13SX2i have tried all the ideas you guys sent me, but to no avail so for now ive put this thing on that big back burner we all have. when i get back on it ill let everyone know what fixed it. of course it will be something simple i missed. anyways thanks to everyon...

2005 Chevrolet Uplander LS 3.5L fuel guageVIN: 1GNDV23L55Craig from Illinois nailed it for us by informing us of this:
PM per chevy bulletin [...] no buffering of the fuel level signal in park or nuetral. this will be more apparent with a fuel level of 1/4 or less.

1994 Chrysler Town & Country (Van) 3.8L No StartVIN: 1C4GH54L3REngine was a different year don't know exactly what year. Cam sensor and injector wiring where different. They looked the same exept for the sensor plug. Installed sensor and harness from orginal engine, everything works fine. Thank you for the help. Trouble codes: 22 (Coolant Temp Sensor Voltage High).

2000 Chrysler Cirrus LX 2.4L StartingVIN: 1C3EJ46X7YThanks for all the help the problem was the used b.c.m. was out of a vehicle with anti theft.I did get a p.c.m. and a b.c.m. out of a car without anti theft car started up and runs great, thanks again for all the help.

1999 Ford F-250 Super Duty Lariat 6.8L MechanicalVIN: 1FTNX21S0XI have not gone any further with this, it's going to be a tear down either way, there are so many options. This vehicle does it only when it wants to and may never do it more than once in a week outside the shop and then when it does it cranks for 15 seconds w...

2002 Ford Focus ZTW 2.0L VibrationVIN: 1FAFP36322REPLACE ENGINE MOUNT FRONT OF MOTOR ,RIGHT SIDE UNDER COOLING SYSTEM SURGE TANK,BINGO VIBRATION GONE. THANK YOY VERY MUCH FOR ALL THE GREAT HELP,YOU GUYS ARE GREAT AND YOU MAKE IATN GREAT

2004 Ford F-150 Heritage XLT 4.2L MIL Lamp onVIN: 2FTRF17224In conclusion. I don't thing the injectors are at fault, 02 sensors are switching perfect. However I did not change the rear 02 as this will also affect close loop operation on fuel trim. Customer did not want to go further with more testing and repairs. I ha... Trouble codes: P0171 (Lean Bank 1), P0174 (Lean Bank 2).

2005 Ford F-250 Super Duty FX4 6.0L Auto 4WDVIN: 1FTSWZ1PX5Well this one is fixed but my question was never answered. The reason i had no 4wd engagement what i was suspecting, the axle hub seal (large 6" one) was leaking. But my question was why, when i turn the truck off in 4wd, i have to switch back to 2wd when st...

2006 Ford F-550 Super Duty XLT 6.0L MechanicalVIN: 1FDAF57P76Thanks to all who helped me! I removed the drive line to the front differential so I could see better with a mirror and stick my arm up to the top of the trans. I found the vent tube cracked. Replaced it with a piece of 3/8 fuel line. I had filled the tra...

2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XLT 5.4L ElectronicVIN: 1FTSX21588Well thanks for the replies. I had a buddy from ford check and the vac readings I am getting are correct. This system only supplys vac to the hubs for 55 seconds then when you switch from 4x4 to 2wd the system applies a lower vac amount to release the hubs. ...

2008 Ford F-250 Super Duty XL 6.4L Down PipesVIN: 1FTSW20R3EWell, we ended up pulling the Cab. It took about 5 hours to R and R but once off it was a walk in the park. The remedy was to replace all 3 pipes aft of the Turbo. Thanks to all who chimmed in. I placed the pics on our site www.gcatr.com. Look for the Tips and...

2000 Honda Odyssey EX 3.5L 1st GearVIN: 2HKRL1874Yi guessed it right, just wanted to confirm it with the group, I'd pinched the 1st gear feed tube o ring in the end cover. need to slow down when working on this area as it's easy to do this. replaced the o ring and reinstalled unit. runs great. thanks to all t...

2000 Jeep Grand Cherokee Laredo 4.7L Fuel gaygeVIN: 1J4GW48N5YFirst off, thank you to those who did respond to my request for help and a double thanks to Wilfrido for the test information, it did help confirm my diagnoses.
We installed a new PCM today and programed it, and now the gauge works just like it should. ...

2003 Land Rover Discovery SE 4.6L No StartVIN: SALTY16433Vehicle had a bad connection on bottom side of "under the hood fuse box". The injector fuse was also blown and could not get it to reoccur. Trouble codes: P1668.

2006 Mercedes-Benz ML350 3.5L AlternatorVIN: 4JGBB86E36Thank you to all of you who took time from your holiday weekend to help! Once again I come away with egg on my face. Bob from New York and Paul from Pennsylvania directed me to a DTB which addressed my issue precisely. Thank you Steve for the link to an intere...

2005 Mini Cooper 1.6L NoiseVIN: WMWRC33595THANK YOU TO ALL WHO REPLIED, DWAYNE YOU WERE RIGHT ON, REMOVED CALIPER AND AXLE AND SPUN BY HAND LISTENING WITH A STETHESCOPE. REPLACED RIGHT FRONT WHEEL BEARING AND NOISE WAS ELIMNATED, ANOTHER HAPPY CUSTOMER, THANK YOU VERY MUCH.

2005 Nissan Pathfinder LE 4.0L ElectronicVIN: 5N1AR18W05This vehicle was fixed with a new trans control unit, looking back it was the obvious choice. It had a trans cooler seperate from the radiater so mixing was not an issue on this one. These vehicles have a problem with that and that can also damage electronics...

2006 Nissan Frontier SE 4.0L No StartVIN: 1N6AD07W86Thanks to those who replied. The problem was the ECM relay. Replaced the relay and the truck started right up. I don't think I would have found the problem without the help of IATN members.

2003 Pontiac Grand Prix SE 3.1L engineVIN: 1G2WK52J83hey everybody i am probably going to just replace the engine and be done with it, rather then tear it down for curiousity sake. back 2 cyl,s have scorring below the ring lands. yes below the ring lands ??? near piston skirts. cause of nock piston slap maybee ...

2009 Pontiac Vibe 2.4L MIL Lamp onVIN: 5Y2SM67039I will call this a fix, and re-post if it comes back. Michael from South Carolina said it sounded like a faulty part, and try to warranty it, so I warrantied the cannister, and replaced it. It had either a bad vacuum pump, a plugged reference orfice, or a sl... Trouble codes: P043E.

2008 Porsche Cayenne S 4.8L airbag systemVIN: WP1AB29P88the car went to the dealer. Not sure exactly what they did. No modules were required, i put the old one back in and they calibrated the front pass. seat aws. I thought autologic was suppose to be a good company but they let us down on this one. Not sure if ...

2001 Subaru Forester L 2.5L UnknownVIN: JF1SF63541Finally a fix on this one. No one had reported having seen this one before, Identifix had nothing on it either.
Kept setting code 45 for pressure sensor, tested another 2001 Forrester and sensor read almost exactly, 1.2v idling, 4.1 volts KOEO. .4 to .5 on dec...

1999 Volkswagen Golf TDI 1.9L cruise controlThanks for the help guys! The Golf was a late 99 and didn't have a Cruise controller module as several of you mentioned. Turned out to be the multifunction switch on the stearing colume. thanks again, Bruce

2000 Volkswagen Jetta GLS 2.0L Hood Latch ReleaseVIN: 3VWSC29M0YThanks for all the responses
The original was a VW part (came in a previously opened bag)
Had VW send us a second latch today. Installed it. Works perfectly.
Not alot different between the two that we could see(same part #) - just looks like secondary rod is b...

2002 Volkswagen Passat GLS 1.8L window regulatorVIN: WVWPD63B72After you remove the door panel, there is a inner metal panel you have to remove. The regulator is conected to it. First take the two star bolts ou that hold the door latch in place. Now just above those star bolts is a rubber plug, remove it and there is a st...

2005 Volkswagen Jetta 2.5 2.5L Intake camThe fix was to replace the cam chain. Thanks to all 4 replies. All suggested replacing the chain. I had already replaced the tensioner (I see I forgot to mention that). It must not take much stretching of the chain since the sprockets still looked ok. Thanks f...